Wednesday, September 8th, 2010 at 11:45 am  |  36 responses

Dwight Howard: An Old Lady’s ‘Bottle of Medicine’

The Orlando Sentinel has the story of a dying old woman, whose final wish was to meet the big fella. Wish granted: “Her bucket list included just one item. Kay Kellogg didn’t want to climb the Eiffel Tower. Or run a marathon. Or jump out of an airplane. She just wanted to have a nice conversation with her hero. ‘Dwight Howard is just such a precious, wonderful kid,’ she says. ‘Whenever I watch him play, he just makes me feel good inside.’ And for a woman who feels so bad inside most of the time, this is quite an accomplishment for Dwight. You think leading the league in rebounding and blocked shots is difficult? Try leading the cancer ward in smiles elicited and hearts warmed … A few weeks ago, her daughter, Arian Clute, had an idea. She contacted the Magic and told them that her mother had but one wish before she died: She wanted to meet Dwight. And, so, a few days ago, Dwight showed up at her door step. He was supposed to spend 30 minutes and ended up staying nearly two hours. ‘He has become my 7- foot-tall bottle of medicine,’ Kay says. They laughed and talked and talked and laughed.”

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  • dirty frank Posted: Sep.8 at 11:55 am
    Good for you Dwight. Well done.

  • ENDS Posted: Sep.8 at 11:56 am
    WOOOOOW

  • ENDS Posted: Sep.8 at 11:58 am
    Really puts things in perspective, ur famous because of your fans. Never forget that anyone

  • Robb Posted: Sep.8 at 12:01 pm
    Amazing. Dwight’s a good guy, he needs to improve his game but he’s a great kid.

  • ENDS Posted: Sep.8 at 12:03 pm
    when I was little my bucket list read:
    Attend (Meet) Michael Jackson Concert (concert check, meet sadly not)
    ^
    See Hulk Hogan Wrestle Live (Sortta Check He was in the buildibg hostingm, but he was there)
    ^
    and Meet Magic Johnson

  • The Black Rick Kamla Posted: Sep.8 at 12:10 pm
    ….you put together a bucket list when you were little?? lol

  • The Black Rick Kamla Posted: Sep.8 at 12:10 pm
    ….you put together a bucket list when you were little?? lol

  • The Black Rick Kamla Posted: Sep.8 at 12:10 pm
    lol nvm, more like a ‘to-do’ list

  • ENDS Posted: Sep.8 at 12:15 pm
    yeah. things Id Like to do …(before I die) Preatty dark childhood I guess

  • niQ Posted: Sep.8 at 12:33 pm
    Good man.

  • Jukai Posted: Sep.8 at 12:38 pm
    Good show, Dwight.

  • The Philosopher Posted: Sep.8 at 12:47 pm
    Good sh*t.

  • Towelie Posted: Sep.8 at 1:06 pm
    If you look at the picture, I think Dwight can actually pick up the old lady and dunk her into a basket! LOL

  • letsmotor Posted: Sep.8 at 1:24 pm
    very nice, Dwight. he’s always seemed like such a nice guy.

  • CONEY ISLANDER Posted: Sep.8 at 1:31 pm
    TEAR….

  • Max in Missouri Posted: Sep.8 at 1:57 pm
    Good for you, fake superman!

  • Red Posted: Sep.8 at 2:06 pm
    Bravo young man, bravo.

  • LA Huey Posted: Sep.8 at 2:18 pm
    Very nice of him.

  • Jumper Posted: Sep.8 at 2:29 pm
    old woman close to death? You probably could have sent kendrick perkins and she wouldnt have known the difference.

  • Love4Humanity Posted: Sep.8 at 4:02 pm
    Jumper, she obviously did know the difference. We all know Kendrick plays with a frown on his face, Dwight smiles a lot. That’s why she enjoys watching him.

  • total scrotal implosion Posted: Sep.8 at 4:14 pm
    From all accounts, dwight is a great human being

  • ab40 Posted: Sep.8 at 4:17 pm
    good to see people still reach out when asked to even when they’re making it big

  • slamfan4life Posted: Sep.8 at 4:26 pm
    Tryin to do some good after he threw D.rose to the ground……. Good job D12

  • MikeC. Posted: Sep.8 at 5:54 pm
    @ ENDS – in retrospect, it’s probably a good thing that you didn’t get to hang out with Michael Jackson when you were a child.

  • Dacre Posted: Sep.8 at 7:17 pm
    bazinga!
    _____________________________________________________
    @ slamfan4life – throwing D Rose to the ground ISN’T part of the ‘doing some good’??? : P

  • Masr Posted: Sep.8 at 8:43 pm
    what a great guy.

  • albie1kenobi Posted: Sep.8 at 9:26 pm
    I wish i have effects like that to a fellow human being. That would certainly make my life more meaningful

  • The Fresh Prince of Nsam Posted: Sep.8 at 9:30 pm
    He really looks like a cool guy and during last playoffs against the C’s, he shows that he can hit back too.

  • Anton Posted: Sep.8 at 9:48 pm
    LeBron visited an ailing patient in the next room, but his “Wow, what an honor it is for you to meet me…must be humbling” opening line didn’t go over so well.

  • Roy Posted: Sep.9 at 1:44 am
    Classy move there, Dwight. :D

  • Darksaber Posted: Sep.9 at 2:08 am
    Lol at Dacre quoting Sheldon Cooper. Luv that show.

  • Aaron Posted: Sep.9 at 9:58 am
    Now that’s good press…

  • Jumper Posted: Sep.9 at 10:09 am
    Lebron visited an ailing patient to tell him he was taking his talents to another ailing patient in the next room.

  • b Posted: Sep.9 at 2:55 pm
    Somebody had to post something about lebron huh… yall can’t stay off his nuts for even a good story… SMH…

  • ENDS Posted: Sep.9 at 6:30 pm
    but atleast it was hilarious. Man every kid Loved MJ, yeah I wouldnt have left my daughter over there just to be cautious, but i would’ve payed to moon walk with him

  • Bassbesteck Posted: Sep.10 at 10:19 am
    classy, that’s a good thing to do…

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